Crewe 40172 June 1983
The second man leaps from the cab of 40172 at Crewe as a youngster hopes to cab the whistling beast. 40172 was on 1V73 0820 Liverpool - Paignton and came off here on June 18th 1983. Bridge replacement near Acton Grange meant much dragging with 25/40/47 action. 40172 had also dragged 1V60 2306 Edinburgh - Bristol from Preston to Crewe via Middlewich before presumably running light to Liverpool for this drag
Crewe 40172 June 1983
The second man leaps from the cab of 40172 at Crewe as a youngster hopes to cab the whistling beast. 40172 was on 1V73 0820 Liverpool - Paignton and came off here on June 18th 1983. Bridge replacement near Acton Grange meant much dragging with 25/40/47 action. 40172 had also dragged 1V60 2306 Edinburgh - Bristol from Preston to Crewe via Middlewich before presumably running light to Liverpool for this drag